CN104380569A - Power delivery including out-of-band communication - Google Patents

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CN104380569A
CN104380569A CN201480000937.7A CN201480000937A CN104380569A CN 104380569 A CN104380569 A CN 104380569A CN 201480000937 A CN201480000937 A CN 201480000937A CN 104380569 A CN104380569 A CN 104380569A
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R·帕克斯曼
R·W·加拉汉
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    • H02GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
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    • H02GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H02GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02JCIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY
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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H02GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02JCIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY
    • H02J7/00Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
    • H02J7/00032Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries characterised by data exchange
    • H02J7/00034Charger exchanging data with an electronic device, i.e. telephone, whose internal battery is under charge
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H02GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02JCIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY
    • H02J50/00Circuit arrangements or systems for wireless supply or distribution of electric power
    • H02J50/60Circuit arrangements or systems for wireless supply or distribution of electric power responsive to the presence of foreign objects, e.g. detection of living beings

Abstract

This disclosure is directed to power delivery including out-of-band communication. In general, a device to be charged and a charging device may interact using two separate wireless signals. A first wireless signal (e.g., a radio frequency (RF) signal) may be employed to charge the device. A second wireless signal of a different type (e.g., an infrared (IR) signal) may be employed for inter-device communication. An example device may comprise a power module to receive a first wireless signal, a transmitter to transmit a second wireless signal, and a charging control module. The first wireless signal may be for conveying power from a charging device to the device, the second wireless signal may be for transmitting information from the device to the charging device, and the charging control module may be to cause the transmitter to transmit the second wireless signal based on an indication received from the power module.

Description

Comprise the power delivery of out-of-band communication frequently
Technical field
The disclosure relates to a kind of system for charging to equipment, and relates more particularly to a kind of charging system, and it is included in the radio communication between charging system and equipment.
Background technology
Wireless technology development, and also commercially can obtain large number quipments along with it.Live further again on the emerging cell-phone of an indispensable part and smart mobile phone becoming consumer, the existing application not being equipped with any device for communicating traditionally is just becoming has radio function.Such as, various industry, business and/or residential system radio communication can be adopted to be used for monitoring, to report, the object of control etc.Along with the expansion of wireless communications application, the power supply of wireless device becomes concern.This concern is mainly the scope of mobile communication equipment, and wherein the application of radio communication constantly expands the corresponding increase meaning power consumption.A kind of method that power problem can be resolved increases battery size and/or device efficiency.Development in these two fields in continuation, but may be obstructed by the expectation of the size, cost etc. of control wireless device.
The another kind of mode that the power consumption of mobile wireless device is resolved is that the charging of promotion equipment is easier.In existing system, regularly must be couple to another power supply (such as electric network source, sun-generated electric power, fuel cell etc.) by battery-driven equipment and charge.Usually, this comprise maintain specific to just by the charging charger of the equipment that charges, mechanically by described devices, coupled to charging wire a period of time etc.The development in charging field is in progress, to replace this loaded down with trivial details process.Such as, wireless charging can be eliminated and make the specific requirement being corresponded to charging device by the equipment charged.But the performance of existing wireless charging system is to being subject to following negative effect: by the radio communication between charging device and charging system by carrying out for the same wireless signal charged to equipment.
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Along with the following detailed description, and with reference to accompanying drawing, the feature and advantage of the various embodiments of claimed subject will become obvious, and wherein identical Reference numeral represents identical parts, and wherein:
Fig. 1 shows the example comprising the power delivery of out-of-band communication frequently according at least one embodiment of the present disclosure;
Fig. 2 shows the example arrangement according to the spendable equipment of at least one embodiment of the present disclosure;
Fig. 3 shows and configures according to the alternative exemplary of the spendable equipment of at least one embodiment of the present disclosure;
Fig. 4 shows according to the mutual example of the power and communication signal of at least one embodiment of the present disclosure; With
Fig. 5 shows the exemplary operation relevant with the power delivery comprising out-of-band communication frequently according at least one embodiment of the present disclosure.
Although following detailed description will continue with reference to illustrative examples, to those skilled in the art, many replacements, amendment and distortion will be just apparent.
Embodiment
The disclosure relates to the power delivery comprising out-of-band communication frequently.Usually, can be used between charging device and charging device two independently wireless signal carry out alternately.The first wireless signal (such as, radio frequency (RF) signal) can be used to charge to described equipment.Second wireless signal of dissimilar (such as, infrared (IR) signal) can be adopted to be used for communication between devices.The communication occurred between equipment and wireless device can such as configuring/start charging process, monitoring/control charging process, stopping charging process etc. when going wrong.
In one embodiment, such as, equipment can comprise the power model of reception first wireless signal, sends the transmitter of the second wireless signal, and charge control module.Described first wireless signal may be used for power to be sent to described equipment from described charging device, and described second wireless signal may be used for information to be sent to described charging device from described equipment.Described charge control module can make described transmitter send described second wireless signal according to the instruction received from described power model.In an example arrangement, described power model can comprise the wireless charging circuit receiving described first wireless signal (such as, RF signal).If described first wireless signal is RF signal, described wireless charging circuit can comprise the coil producing charging current based on described RF signal.Described secondary signal can be wireless near field communication signal (such as, IR signal).
In identical or different embodiment, described transmitter can be a part for described power model.Also possible that, described charge control module is a part for described power model.The instruction received from described power model in described charge control module can with described first wireless signal (such as, described first wireless signal to be just received or just received, described first wireless signal is too weak or too strong etc.) in relevant, or can be relevant with the power supply status of equipment (event etc. of such as mistake or fault in the speed such as, when current storage quantity of power in a device, equipment charge, power model).Indicate in response to received by described power model, described charge control module can make described transmitter send information, and it comprises at least one in the state relevant with described instruction or instruction.In one embodiment, described equipment can also comprise receiver, and for receiving the 3rd wireless signal, it is for being sent to described equipment by information from described charging device.The exemplary method consistent with embodiment of the present disclosure can comprise and receive from the power model equipment the notice that the first wireless signal has been received, and make the second wireless signal be sent by the transmitter in described equipment, described second wireless signal is initialised to the power transimission of described equipment via described first wireless signal.
Fig. 1 shows the example comprising the power delivery of out-of-band communication frequently according at least one embodiment of the present disclosure.Such as, system 100 can comprise at least one by charging device 102 and charging device 104.Such as, equipment 102 can be mobile communication equipment, such as cell-phone or based on operating system (OS), operating system, operating system, operating system, the smart mobile phone of operating system etc., and mobile computing device, such as galaxy kindle deng panel computer, what manufactured by Intel company comprises low-power chipset net book, notebook computer, kneetop computer, palmtop PC etc.Equipment 102 can be configured at least receive charging signals and independent signal of communication from charging device 104.
Charging device 104 can comprise at least one charging signals transmitter 106 and wireless signal receiver 108.Although charging device is illustrated as and is configured to only charge to an equipment 102 in FIG, the embodiment consistent with the disclosure is not limited only to this configuration.Charging device 104 can be configured to by such as comprising multiple charging signals transmitter 106 and wireless signal receiver 108 and be that multiple equipment 102 charges.In an example of operation, equipment 102 can contact with charging device 104 (such as, based on the effective range of the charging signals produced by charging signals transmitter 106) near charging device 104 or be placed as.Equipment 102 can use the charging signals for its power supply that charges.Such as, the RF signal produced by charging device 104 can induced current in the coil in equipment 102, and this electric current is used for charging to the battery in equipment 102.
In addition, unidirectional or two-way communication can be carried out by the wireless signal different from charging signals.Such as, equipment 102 can comprise the IR transmitter being configured to information from device 102 is sent to wireless signal receiver 108.Various information can be sent between equipment 102 and charging device 104.Such as, when induction charging signal, equipment 102 can send initialization information to charging device 104 (such as, device identification and/or type, charging system tolerance etc.), to configure charging signals transmitter 106.It can be important that the configuration of charging device 104 is charged in effective and safe mode for permission equipment 102.In addition, equipment 102 can continue to communicate with charging device 104, to provide the renewal of the charge level to equipment 102, the charge rate improving or reduce, remind any event (such as Problems existing, fault etc.) detected, inform that charging device 104 charges complete, make charging device 104 that the transmission of charging signals can be stopped saving power etc.When two-way communication, in fact wireless signal receiver 108 can be wireless transceiver (such as, can wirelessly send and receive information), or can couple to send wireless communication signals to equipment 102 with radio transmitters.After this, charging device 104 can carry out alternately with equipment 102, and such as, the capacity of annunciator 102 charging device 104, instruction charging is about to start, to provide the alarm etc. about problem incident in charging device 104.
At least one advantage that can realize by adopting system 100 is as shown in Figure 1, can keep communication, and can not affect any charging or traffic operation between equipment 102 and charging device 104.Communication in existing wireless charging system can be realized by load-modulate.But owing to expecting to show high quality factor, the narrow bandwidth that this power delivery is arranged inevitably limits the bandwidth that can be used for communicating.In addition, working load modulation is embedded into even (even) one-way communication in charging signals (such as from by charging device 102 to charging device 104) convolution (convolute) reliability and/or the necessary adjustment of safety certification requires (such as, classify based on the adjustment stricter than non-communicating signal and control to launch relevant power level with intentional and spuious radio communication).Because charging signals is only for charging, therefore consistent with the embodiment of the present disclosure power and communication signal (such as making signal of communication be positioned at frequency band outer) be separated contributes to alleviating these problems, thus causes better communicative flexibility and more directly adjust department's classification.
Especially on the link of low-power based on IR, decompose power delivery and be with another implication communicated, other treatment elements required for likely the communication device wireless power be functionally close to based on radio frequency (RF) being sent/charged.The pulse of radio-frequency power probe can be used as the bootstrap power supply (bootstrap power) of communication device, and for identifying various negative condition.The example of negative condition includes, but not limited to load and the improper aligning etc. of the transmission that makes to carry out in foreign bodies detection (FOD), radio-frequency power transfer system and receiving element owing to may there is this RF when not having radio-frequency responsive.
Fig. 2 shows the example arrangement according to the spendable equipment 102 ' of at least one embodiment of the disclosure.Especially, equipment 102 ' can perform as illustrative functions disclosed in Fig. 1.Equipment 102 ' is only intended to as the basis embodiment spendable device examples consistent with the disclosure, and is not intended to be restricted to any special implementation by these different embodiments.
Equipment 102 ' can comprise the system module 200 being configured to the operation of usual management equipment.Such as, system module 200 can comprise processing module 202, memory module 204, power model 206, Subscriber Interface Module SIM 208 and can be configured to carry out mutual communication interface modules 210 with communication module 212.Equipment 102 ' can also comprise and is configured at least carry out mutual charge control module 214 with power model 206 and communication module 212.Although communication module 212 is illustrated as with charge control module 214 and is separated with system module 200, this is only used to cause is herein described.Some or all functions be associated with communication module 212 and/or charge control module 214 also may be incorporated in system module 200.
In equipment 102 ', processing module 202 can comprise the one or more processors being arranged in single component, or alternatively, can comprise and be embodied in single component (such as, in the configuration of system level chip (SOC)) one or more process cores, with any support circuit (such as, bridge interface etc.) relevant with processor.Example processor can comprise, but be not limited to, come from the various microprocessors based on x86 of Intel company, be included in Pentium (Pentium), to those microprocessors in strong (Xeon), Anthem (Itanium), Celeron (Celeron), atom (Atom), Duo i (Core) series of products race.Support that the example of circuit can comprise chipset (such as, come from the north bridge of Intel company, south bridge etc.), it is configured to provide in equipment 102 ' and processing module 202 can be made to carry out mutual interface with the other system assembly with friction speed work on different bus by it.Common also can be included in (SOC such as, coming from Intel company's such as Sang Di bridge integrated circuit (Sandy Bridge integrated circuit) wraps) in the physical package identical with processor with the some or all of functions that support circuit is associated.
Processing module 202 can be configured to the various instructions of actuating equipment 102 '.This instruction can comprise and is configured to make processing module 202 to perform and reads data, write the relevant activity such as data, deal with data, formulation data, translation data, transform data.Information (such as instruction, data etc.) can be stored in memory module 204.Memory module 204 can comprise random access memory (RAM) or the read-only memory (ROM) of fixed or movable form.Such as, RAM can comprise the memory being configured to keep information during equipment 102 ' operates, such as static RAM (SRAM) (SRAM) or dynamic ram (DRAM).ROM can comprise the programmable storage, flash memory etc. of bios memory, such as the electronic programmable ROM (EPROM) being configured to provide when equipment 102 ' activates instruction.Such as, other are fixed and/or removable memory can comprise magnetic memory, the such as solid-state flash memory of such as floppy disk, hard disk drive etc. (such as, embedded multi-media card (eMMC) etc.), mobile memory card or rod (such as, micro-memory device (uSD), USB etc.) the optical memory of electronic memory, such as ROM CD (CD-ROM) etc., etc.Power model 206 can comprise internal electric source (such as battery) and/or external power source (such as dynamo-electric or solar generator, electrical network, fuel cell etc.), and is configured to the circuits supplying the power needed for operation to equipment 102 '.
Subscriber Interface Module SIM 208 can comprise and is configured to allow user and such as equipment 102 ' to carry out mutual circuit, such as, various input mechanism (such as, microphone, switch, button, knob, keyboard, loud speaker, touch screen surface, be configured to catch image and/or sense one or more transducers of close, distance, motion, gesture etc.) and output mechanism (such as, the indicating device of loud speaker, display, illumination/flicker, the electromechanical compo etc. for vibrating, moving).Communication interface modules 210 can be configured to process Packet routing and for other controlling functions of communication module 212, and it can comprise and is configured to support resource that is wired and/or radio communication.Wire communication can comprise such as serial and parallel wire medium, such as, and Ethernet, USB (USB), live wire, digital visual interface (DVI), HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) (HDMI) etc.Radio communication can comprise, such as, near radio medium (such as, such as based on the radio frequency (RF), infrared ray (IR), optical character identification (OCR), magnetic character detection etc. of near-field communication (NFC) standard), short-range wireless mediums (such as, bluetooth, WLAN, wireless network (Wi-Fi) etc.) and long distance wireless medium (such as, honeycomb, satellite etc.).In one embodiment, the radio communication that communication interface modules 210 can be configured to prevent from being in activity in communication module 212 is disturbed mutually.In this function of execution, communication interface modules 210 can dispatch the activity for communication module 212 according to the relative priority that such as Messages-Waiting transmits.
In the embodiment shown in Figure 2, charge control module 214 can be coupled at least one communication module 212 in equipment 102 ' and power model 206.In addition, power model 206 can comprise the charging circuit 216 from charging device 104 received power signal.In the example of operation, charge control module 214 can communicate with power model 206, with the power status of the state (such as, from charging device 104) and/or equipment of determining the charging signals received by power signal circuit 216.Such as, the state of charging signals can comprise that charging signals is just received, just received, the notice of needs increase or minimizing etc.Example instruction corresponding to the power status of equipment can comprise the Current power level of the battery of equipment 102 ' until the problem etc. that experiencing of estimated time, equipment 102 ' that battery is full of electricity.Charge control module 214 can receive these instructions, and is defined as the information that needs to be sent to charging device 104.Such as, charge control module 214 can make communication control module 212 send state or instruction to charging device 104 via near radio transmitter 108 ' (such as, such as infrared radio transmitter).Such as, state information can comprise, the current power state of equipment 102 ' (such as, the instruction received from power model 206 is determined), or the alarm relevant with contingent any problem (such as, not receiving the fault etc. of the too low or too high power stage of charging signals, charging signals, charging system from charging device 104).The all right instruction charging device 104 of charging module 214, such as, start/stop sends charging signals, rising/reduction charging signals etc.
In one embodiment, communication module 212 can also receive information from charging device 104.Such as, near radio transmitter 108 ' in fact can be transceiver (such as, can sending and receive), or can match with independent near radio receiver.Such as, two-way wireless communication can allow charging device 104 to provide information about charging device 104 ability, indicate charging signals to send to charge control module 214 when to start, to acknowledge receipt of the state or instruction that come from charge control module 214, thus to report to the police problem etc. to charge control module 214.
Fig. 3 shows according to the spendable equipment 102 of at least one embodiment of the present disclosure " alternative exemplary configuration.Except charge control module 214 ' and short-distance sender 108 " configuration, equipment 102 " can be similar to equipment 102 '.Particularly, charge control module 214 ' can be repositioned onto power model 206 ' together with charging circuit 216.Single short-distance sender 108 " also can specially by the exclusive use of charge control module 214 '.All functions relevant with charging are placed in power model 206 ' by this example arrangement in figure 3.By being closely coupled (such as with power transmitter, IR) communication (such as, charging signals is received by charging circuit 216), can keep mutually with more high level factor (level factors) independently closely controlling and responding loop.Such as, communication stack can be contained in the logic identical with power conveying element, thus contributes to the real-time response guaranteeing not rely on operating system (OS) or protocol stack in communication module 212.When attempting to perform closed-loop adjustment scheme on power receiver element, low time delay and transfer rate are very important.This is as the target using in-band communications in the past, but the realization of never trying one's best because of the inherent limitations of in-band communications.
Fig. 4 shows according to the mutual example of the power and communication signal of at least one embodiment of the present disclosure.Although shown in Fig. 4 is the example of one-way communication, carrying out two-way communication also can be consistent with the disclosure.As indicated at 402, the generator control module 400 in charging device 104 can control charging signals generator 404.In response to control 402, such as, charging signals generator 400 can produce charging signals (such as, radio frequency charging signals 404).Radio frequency charging signals 404 can by the radio-frequency (RF) transmitter in charging device 104 (such as, RF TX) be sent out, and can conversely by comprise be configured to receive RF signal (such as, RF RX) produces in equipment 102 for charging power supply (as battery) electric current coil charging circuit 216 receive.
As shown at 408, power model 206 can provide the instruction relevant with the state of charging signals 406 or the power status of equipment for charge control module 214.Based on received instruction 408, charging module 214 can be determined, needs the information (such as, state or instruction) being sent to charging device 104.After this, charge control module 214 can utilize short-distance sender 108 (such as, IR TX) that signal (such as, infrared signal 410) is sent to charging device 104.Generator control module 400 can receive infrared signal 410, and can change control 402 based on the information be included in infrared signal 410 (such as, state or instruction).Such as, generator control module 400 can make charging signals generator 404 start/stop produce RF signal 406, to increase or to reduce the power etc. of RF signal 406.When equipment 102 charges, the example shown in Fig. 4 can continue alternately, until equipment 102 is removed (such as, outside the scope exceeding RF signal 406), until problem is detected etc.
Fig. 5 shows the exemplary operations relevant with the power delivery comprising out-of-band communication frequently according at least one embodiment of the present disclosure.In operation 500, can received power signal designation in charge control module.Such as, the power model in equipment can detect and make power model send the charging signals being indicated to charge control module.In response to received instruction, charge control module then can send initialization information in operation 502.Initialization information can comprise, and such as, equipment/type identification, charging system performance constraint etc., use by charging device the transmission controlling charging signals.
In operation 504, instruction can be received described charge control module by from power model.After this, the received event indicated whether corresponding to needing action can determined in operation 506.Need the example event of action to comprise, such as, do not receive too low or too high, the charging system problem (such as, fault) of power etc. of charging signals, charging signals.If determine instruction in operation 504 corresponding to the event needing action, then in operation 508, information can be sent to charging device in response to this event (such as, passing through wireless near field communication).Such as, at least one in state or instruction can be sent to charging device, to continue the change in charging device operation.If this instruction does not represent the event needing action, then then can determine in operation 510 that this indicates whether to correspond to the charging of the described equipment completed further.If determine that in operation 510 charging does not complete, then charging in operation 504 can continue.Otherwise in operation 512, the information of instruction charging complete can be sent to charging device.Alternatively, after operation 512, operation 500 can be turned back to, to prepare the next example for received power signal in a device.
Although Fig. 5 shows the various operations according to embodiment, should be understood that, for other embodiments, and the operation of not all must be shown in Figure 5.In fact, it is contemplated that completely at this, in other embodiments of the present disclosure, the operation shown in Fig. 5 and/or other operations described herein, can combine in the mode not specially shown in any accompanying drawing, and still completely the same with the disclosure.Therefore, the incomplete claim for function and/or operation shown in an accompanying drawing is regarded as the scope of the present disclosure and content.
The term " module " used in any embodiment of this paper can refer to the software, firmware and/or the circuit that are configured to perform any aforesaid operations.Software can be presented as the software kit be recorded on non-transient computer-readable recording medium, code, instruction, instruction set and/or data.Firmware can be embodied as in memory device be typically hard coded (such as non-volatile) code, instruction, instruction set and/or data.As used in any embodiment of this paper, " circuit " can such as individually or comprise the programmable circuit of hard-wired circuit, such as computer processor with any combination, and described computer processor comprises the process core of one or more independent instruction, state machine circuit and/or stores the firmware of the instruction performed by programmable circuit.This module jointly or individually can be embodied as the circuit formed compared with an Iarge-scale system part, such as, integrated circuit (IC), system level chip (SoC), desktop computer, laptop computer, flat computer, server, smart mobile phone etc.
Any operation described herein can realize in the system comprising one or more storage medium, is stored in the instruction of implementation method when being performed by one or more processor thereon either individually or in combination.Herein, processor can comprise, such as, and server CPU, mobile device CPU and/or other programmable circuits.In addition, operation described herein can be distributed on multiple physical equipment, such as in the process structure of more than one different physical locations.Storage medium can comprise the tangible medium of any type, such as, the disk of any type, comprise hard disk, floppy disk, CD, compact disk read-only memory (CD-ROM), CD-RW (CD-RW), and magneto optical disk, semiconductor device, such as read-only memory (ROM), the random access memory (RAM) of such as dynamic and static state RAM, Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory EPROM (EPROM), Electrically Erasable Read Only Memory (EEPROM), flash memory, solid magnetic disc (SSD), embedded multi-media card (eMMC), secure digital I/O (SDIO) blocks, magnetic or optical card, or the medium being suitable for store electrons instruction of any type.Other embodiments may be implemented as the software module performed by programmable control device.
Therefore, the disclosure relates to the power delivery comprising out-of-band communication frequently.Usually, two independent wireless signals can be used to carry out alternately by charging device and charging device.The first wireless signal (such as, radio frequency (RF) signal) can be used to charge to equipment.Dissimilar the second wireless signal (such as, infrared (IR) signal) can be used to carry out communication between devices.Example apparatus can comprise the power model receiving described first wireless signal, the transmitter sending described second wireless signal and charge control module.Described first wireless signal may be used for power to be sent to described equipment from charging device, described second wireless signal may be used for sending information to described charging device from described equipment, and described charge control module can make described transmitter send described second wireless signal according to the instruction received from described power model.
Following embodiment relates to further embodiment.In one embodiment, a kind of equipment is provided.This equipment can comprise the power model of reception first wireless signal, for power is sent to described equipment from charging device, send the transmitter of the second wireless signal, for information is sent to charging device from described equipment, and charge control module, send described second wireless signal to make described transmitter according to the instruction received from described power model.
Above-mentioned example apparatus can also be configured to, and wherein, described power model comprises the wireless charging circuit of reception first wireless signal, and described first wireless signal is radio frequency (RF) signal.In this configuration, example apparatus can also be configured to, and wherein, described wireless charging circuit comprises at least one coil, to produce charging current based on described RF signal.
Above-mentioned example apparatus separately or can also configure with above-mentioned other and be configured in combination, and wherein, described second wireless signal is infrared (IR) signal.
Above-mentioned example apparatus separately or can also configure with above-mentioned other and be configured in combination, and wherein, described transmitter is a part for described power model.In this configuration, example apparatus can also be configured to, and wherein, described charge control module is a part for described power model.
Above-mentioned example apparatus separately or can also configure with above-mentioned other and be configured in combination, and wherein, described instruction is about at least one in described first wireless signal or plant capacity situation.
Above-mentioned example apparatus separately or can also configure with above-mentioned other and be configured in combination, and wherein, the described information be sent out in described second wireless signal comprises at least one in the state relevant with instruction or instruction.
Above-mentioned example apparatus separately or can also configure with above-mentioned other and be configured in combination, also comprises: for receiving the receiver of the 3rd wireless signal, for information is sent to equipment from charging device.
In another example, provide a kind of method.Described method can comprise and receives from the power model equipment the notice that the first wireless signal has been received, and make the second wireless signal be sent by the transmitter in described equipment, described second wireless signal is initialised to the power delivery of this equipment via described first wireless signal.
Above-mentioned exemplary method can also be configured to, and wherein, described first wireless signal is radio frequency (RF) signal.
Above-mentioned exemplary method separately or can also configure with above-mentioned other and be configured in combination, and wherein, described second wireless signal is infrared (IR) signal.
Above-mentioned exemplary method separately or can also configure with above-mentioned other and comprise in combination, receives instruction from power model, and at least one in the power condition of described instruction and described first wireless signal or equipment is relevant.In this configuration, exemplary method can also comprise makes information be sent out by described second wireless signal, and described information comprises at least one in the state relevant with instruction or instruction.
In another example, provide the system at least comprising equipment and charging device, described system is arranged to and performs any above-mentioned exemplary method.
In another example, provide the chipset being arranged as and performing any above-mentioned exemplary method.
In another example, provide at least one machine readable media, it comprises makes described computing equipment perform multiple instructions of any above-mentioned exemplary method in response to being performed on the computing device.
In another example, a kind of equipment being arranged to the power delivery comprising out-of-band communication is frequently provided, is arranged to and performs any above-mentioned exemplary method.
In another example, provide a kind of equipment, it has the device performing any above-mentioned exemplary method.
In another example, provide at least one machinable medium, it stores the instruction making system perform any above-mentioned exemplary method when executed by one or more processors alone or in combination thereon.
In another example, provide a kind of equipment.Described equipment can comprise the power model of reception first wireless signal, so that power is sent to equipment from charging device, send the transmitter of the second wireless signal, for information from device is sent to charging device, and charge control module, send described second wireless signal to make described transmitter according to the instruction received from described power model.
Above-mentioned example apparatus can also be configured to, wherein, described power model comprises the wireless charging circuit of reception first wireless signal, described first wireless signal is radio frequency (RF) signal, and described wireless charging circuit at least comprises the coil for producing charging current based on described RF signal.
Above-mentioned example apparatus separately or can also configure with above-mentioned other and be configured in combination, and wherein, described second wireless signal is infrared (IR) signal.
Above-mentioned example apparatus separately or can also configure with above-mentioned other and be configured in combination, and wherein, described transmitter and described charge control module are parts for described power model.
Above-mentioned example apparatus separately or can also configure with above-mentioned other and be configured in combination, and wherein, described instruction is about at least one in described first wireless signal or plant capacity situation.
Above-mentioned example apparatus separately or can also configure with above-mentioned other and be configured in combination, and wherein, the described information be sent out in described second wireless signal comprises at least one in the state relevant with instruction or instruction.
Above-mentioned example apparatus separately or can also configure with above-mentioned other and be configured in combination, also comprises: for receiving the receiver of the 3rd wireless signal, for information is sent to equipment from charging device.
In another example, provide a kind of method.Described method can comprise and receives from the power model equipment the notice that the first wireless signal has been received, and make the second wireless signal be sent by the transmitter in equipment, described second wireless signal is initialised to the power delivery of this equipment via described first wireless signal.
Above-mentioned exemplary method can also be configured to, and wherein, described first wireless signal is radio frequency (RF) signal.
Above-mentioned exemplary method separately or can also configure with above-mentioned other and be configured in combination, and wherein, described second wireless signal is infrared (IR) signal.
Above-mentioned exemplary method can also comprise, and separately or configure with above-mentioned other and use in combination, receive from power model and indicate, described instruction is relevant with at least one in described first wireless signal or plant capacity situation.In this configuration, exemplary method can also comprise makes information be sent out by described second wireless signal, and described information comprises at least one in the state relevant with instruction or instruction.
In another example, provide the system at least comprising equipment and charging device, described system is arranged to and performs any above-mentioned exemplary method.
In another example, provide the chipset being arranged as and performing any above-mentioned exemplary method.
In another example, provide at least one machine readable media, comprise and make described computing equipment perform multiple instructions of any above-mentioned exemplary method in response to being performed on a computing equipment.
In another example, provide a kind of equipment.Described equipment can comprise the power model of reception first wireless signal, so that power is sent to equipment from charging device, send the transmitter of the second wireless signal, for information from device is sent to charging device, and charge control module, send described second wireless signal to make described transmitter according to the instruction received from described power model.
Above-mentioned example apparatus can also be configured to, and wherein, described power model comprises the wireless charging circuit of reception first wireless signal, and described first wireless signal is radio frequency (RF) signal.In the configuration, example apparatus can also be configured to, and wherein, described wireless charging circuit at least comprises the coil for producing charging current based on described RF signal.
Above-mentioned example apparatus separately or can also configure with above-mentioned other and be configured in combination, and wherein, described second wireless signal is infrared (IR) signal.
Above-mentioned example apparatus separately or can also configure with above-mentioned other and be configured in combination, and wherein, described transmitter is a part for described power model.In the configuration, example apparatus can also be configured to, and wherein, described charge control module is a part for described power model.
Above-mentioned example apparatus separately or can also configure with above-mentioned other and be configured in combination, and wherein, described instruction is about at least one in described first wireless signal or plant capacity situation.
Above-mentioned example apparatus separately or can also configure with above-mentioned other and be configured in combination, and wherein, the described information be sent out in described second wireless signal comprises at least one in the state relevant with instruction or instruction.
Above-mentioned example apparatus separately or can also configure with above-mentioned other and comprise in combination: for receiving the receiver of the 3rd wireless signal, for information is sent to equipment from charging device.
In another example, provide a kind of method.Described method can comprise and receives from the power model equipment the notice that the first wireless signal has been received, and make the second wireless signal be sent by the transmitter in equipment, described second wireless signal is initialised to the power delivery of this equipment via described first wireless signal.
Above-mentioned exemplary method can also be configured to, and wherein, described first wireless signal is radio frequency (RF) signal.
Above-mentioned exemplary method separately or can also configure with above-mentioned other and be configured in combination, and wherein, described second wireless signal is infrared (IR) signal.
Above-mentioned exemplary method separately or can also configure with above-mentioned other and comprise in combination, and receive instruction from power model, described instruction is relevant with at least one in described first wireless signal or plant capacity situation.In this configuration, exemplary method can also comprise makes information be sent out by described second wireless signal, and described information comprises at least one in the state relevant with instruction or instruction.
In another example, provide a kind of system.Described system can comprise the device receiving the notice that the first wireless signal has been received from the power model equipment, and the device that the second wireless signal is sent by the transmitter in equipment, described second wireless signal is initialised to the power delivery of this equipment via described first wireless signal.
Can also be configured in above-mentioned example system, wherein, described first wireless signal is radio frequency (RF) signal.
Separately or can also configure with above-mentioned other in above-mentioned example system and be configured in combination, wherein, described second wireless signal is infrared (IR) signal.
Above-mentioned example system separately or can also configure with above-mentioned other and comprise in combination, and for receiving the device of instruction from power model, described instruction is relevant with at least one in described first wireless signal or plant capacity situation.In this configuration, example system can also comprise the device that information is sent out by described second wireless signal, and described information comprises at least one in the state relevant with instruction or instruction.
The term adopted herein and expression are used as describing and unrestriced term, and be not intended to use these terms and express any equivalent (or its part) getting rid of shown and described feature, and will be appreciated that, within the scope of the claims, various amendment is possible.Therefore, claim is intended to cover all such equivalents.

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1. an equipment, comprising:
Power model, it receives the first wireless signal, for power is sent to described equipment from charging device;
Transmitter, it sends the second wireless signal, for information is sent to described charging device from described equipment; With
Charge control module, makes described transmitter send described second wireless signal according to the instruction received from described power model.
2. equipment as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described power model comprises wireless charging circuit, and for receiving described first wireless signal, described first wireless signal is radio frequency (RF) signal.
3. equipment as claimed in claim 2, wherein, described wireless charging circuit at least comprises the coil producing charging current based on described RF signal.
4. equipment as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described second wireless signal is infrared (IR) signal.
5. equipment as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described transmitter is a part for described power model.
6. equipment as claimed in claim 5, wherein, described charge control module is a part for described power model.
7. equipment as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described instruction is relevant with at least one in described first wireless signal or plant capacity situation.
8. equipment as claimed in claim 1, wherein, the information sent in described second wireless signal comprises at least one in the state relevant with described instruction or instruction.
9. equipment as claimed in claim 1, also comprises the receiver for receiving the 3rd wireless signal, for information is sent to described equipment from described charging device.
10. a method, comprising:
The notice that the first wireless signal has been received is received from the power model equipment; With
Second wireless signal sent by the transmitter in described equipment, and described second wireless signal is initialised to the power transimission of described equipment via described first wireless signal.
11. methods as claimed in claim 10, wherein, described first wireless signal is radio frequency (RF) signal.
12. methods as claimed in claim 10, wherein, described second wireless signal is infrared (IR) signal.
13. methods as claimed in claim 10, also comprise: receive instruction from described power model, described instruction is relevant with at least one in described first wireless signal or plant capacity situation.
14. methods as claimed in claim 13, also comprise: information is transmitted via described second wireless signal, and described information comprises at least one in the state relevant with described instruction or instruction.
15. 1 kinds of systems, at least comprise equipment and charging device, and described system is arranged to the method in enforcement of rights requirement 10 to 13 described in any one.
16. 1 kinds of chipsets, are arranged to the method described in any one in enforcement of rights requirement 10 to 13.
17. at least one machine readable medias, it comprises multiple instruction, and the plurality of instruction makes described computing equipment perform according to claim 10 to the method described in any one in 13 in response to being performed on the computing device.
18. 1 kinds of equipment being configured for the power delivery comprising frequently out-of-band communication, are arranged to the method that enforcement of rights requires in 10 to 13 described in any one.
19. 1 kinds of equipment, have the device requiring method described in any one in 10 to 13 for enforcement of rights.
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